Guide: How to fix Korean 4.2 error: 003 unauthorized device has been detected

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Guide: How to fix Korean 4.2 error: 003 unauthorized device has been detected

What does this mean for your 003 wii? It can be fixed.
What you will need, 1:1 iso of SSBB-PAL
A game that installs a channel or A game that reboots to the safety screen
What you will do, load SSBB-PAL on your 4.2/4.3u/e/j 003 bricked wii
How will you load SSBB-PAL on your U/J wii? You will use Giantpunes mariokart pawns method.
A gamecube controller
A dvd drive capable of reading burned disc, or a wode (new wii dvd drives will not work, you may need to replace it.)
A modchip or a wode

Error 003 is caused by system menu 4.2/4.3+ and ios70/80 on region changed Korean wiis

The FIX- You need to install ios60-v6174 into ios slot 70, 80, 90. Then Never ever update from Nintendo again. Be sure to install priiloader to block updates. If you follow my softmod guide, your wii will be fixed when your done. Alternatively, you can use modmii to install the need patched ios.

Download- Smash-Stack.zip
Extract to a formated standard SD card 1-2g
SDHC will not work

4.2/4.3j 003 wiis- Download error 003-JAPAN.zip
-Extract to your pc in folder \003
-Do MarioKart-PWNS or SwapDisc-PWNS
-Currently 003 J wiis can not be fixed with SSBB. SSBB-PAL/KOR will not load under the JAP language setting. At this moment only 003 Jap wiis can be fixed using the cioscorp method, which only works on Jap wiis with cioscorp installed.

4.2/4.3e 003 wiis- Patch your SSBB-PAL.iso to autoboot with bootme
-Autoboot SSBB-PAL and run the smash stack.
-Hackmii loads, install HBC, bootmii, make a nand backup
-follow my Guide: Softmod Any Wii to fix
Mario Kart PWNS
This will allow you to load Smash Stack PAL on a non pal wii
You can do this via channel install
What you need-
A game in the region of your wii
The game must install a channel, that is not currently installed on your wii
Games that install channels- Mario Kart, Wii Fit, Rabbids Go Home

Mario Kart- tested and working
Wii Fit- not working for me
Rabbids Go Home- not working for me

Burn on good Media. Dual Layer media for ssbb-pal.iso, such as verbatim dvd + or minus. I have had good luck with verbatim dl dvd +r 8x and verbatim dl dvd -r 2.4x.
Burn with ImgBurn, @ 4x set the layer break to - 2084960
Burn disc1.iso on a good dvd5 disc
Burn disc2.iso.iso on a good dvd9 dual layer disc
Use a gc controller to enter recovery menu via savemiifrii
Insert the channel disc, the game boots

Use your wiimote and navigate to the channel installer. Select to install the channel, it will tell you this channel uses so many block. When you get to the install confirmation, press [HOME] on the wiimote, eject disc1, insert disc2, press [HOME] on the wiimote, install the channel-
Super Smash Bros Brawl- VC demo menu will load, press [HOME] again, restart-
SSBB strap screen loads. Make a savegame.

Go to the stage builder, delete any custom stages you may have go back to the main title screen
Insert a standard sd card, 1-2g, non sdhc with Smash Stack PAL on it
Go back to the stage builder- Hackmii Installer Loads
Install HBC, Bootmii, make a nand backup
Follow my softmod guide to fixGuide: Softmod Any Wii
Your wii is alive

Disc Swap PWNS
What you need-
A game in your wii's region that will autoboot- Tested with Castlevania
The game must reset to the strap screen when it is reset via [HOME] on the wiimote [Reset] on the wii screen
Game that reset to the strap screen- many games maybe, you can test, Castlevania works
Game must be kind and load another game for you- Tested with Castlevania, I am sure there are others
Super Smash Bros. Brawl-PAL, 1:1 DVD9 iso

Most games will require you to load to the title screen, press [HOME] on the wiimote, swap discs, press [HOME] and the wiimote and go back to the title screen. Now listen to the wii drive, as soon as the drive clicks to spin up the disc, press [HOME], then click restart on the wii screen. The timing will be different for every game. Some games you can just restart, others need the spin up first.

Games that work-
Castlevania Judgment -with spin up
Dora- Crystal Kingdom -with spin up
BOOM Blocks Bash Party -with spin up
Carnival Games - no spin up
Family Party- 30 great games- with spin up.
Sonic Black Knight

Burn on good Media. Dual Layer media for ssbb-pal.iso, such as verbatim dvd + or minus. I have had good luck with verbatim dl dvd +r 8x and verbatim dl dvd -r 2.4x.
Burn with ImgBurn, @ 4x set the layer break to - 2084960
Burn swap.iso on a good dvd5 disc
Burn ssbb-pal.iso.iso on a good dvd9 dual layer disc

Use a gamecube controller and load the recovery menu using savemiifrii.
Insert your swap disc, let the game load to the title screen
Press [Home] on the wiimote, eject the swap disc
Insert SSBB-PAL
Now depending on the game, you could press restart or your may need to press [HOME] and load the game title screen again, then very very quickly press [HOME] again, then restart on the wii screen. It will be different for every game
For Castlevania- Load the title screen, Press [HOME], swap discs, press [HOME], wait 0.5-1sec, press [HOME], reset from the wii screen. Timing has to be right.

This should load the VC demo screen of SSBB, press [HOME] and restart again.
SSBB strap screen should load. Make a savegame.
Go to the stage builder, delete any custom stages you may have go back to the main title screen
Insert a standard sd card, 1-2g, non sdhc with Smash Stack PAL on it
Go back to the stage builder- Hackmii Installer Loads
Install HBC, Bootmii, and make a nand backup
Follow my softmod guide to fix.Guide: Softmod Any Wii
Your wii is alive

Update: 4.3 003 error wiis must install cIOS80-v6174.zip. If you updated from 4.2 to 4.3 and received this 003 error, thiis guide should work for you.

Method #1 Mario Kart Channel Install

This guide will fix the 003 error, only if ios36 is patched with the trucha bug.
This would typically require cIOSCORP 3.x to be installed prior to system update
If you where loading backups from the disk channel, you may have cIOSCORP
Give it a try, best of luck.

This will install cIOS70-v6174-v3.6.wad
From cIOSCORP 3.6, which will fix your 003 error

13 confirmed recoveries

Requirements-
Patched ios36, from cIOSCORP 3.x or other method
Possibly ios250 (probably not required)
Mario Kart iso- unscrubbed, in region
A modchip
Must Not Have Installed Mario Kart Channel
A gc-controllerKOR_003-FIX.zipWii Bootmii

-Burn the Mario-Kart.iso
Use good media, like verbatim dvd -r. Burn it slowly, with imgburn

-With a gc-controller in port 4, boot the wii with disk removed, do savemiifrii to the recovery menu. Hold all 4 directions down on the d-pad, while holding power the wii and keep holding the d-pad down. You should see a black screen with 4.2u/e/j. From here you can autoboot many in region games.
-Insert the Mario-Kart disk, let it boot- be patient.
-If it fails to boot, use Wii Bootme to patch the iso to auto, then try again.

-Once the game boots, click on settings, mario kart channel- Install
-If you get error 003, you don#t have a trucha ios36 and this will not work for you.
-Be sure you patched the iso to 36, or 250.

If you already have the Mario Kart Channel installed, this will not work. You can try to duplicate the process with other games that install channels- such as wii fit (ios33), wii fit plus (ios53), Rabids Go Home (ios33), perhaps wii speak. The game must run on an ios that is patched.

If you do fix your wii, be very happy someone installed cIOSCORP on it.

This technique could also be utilized to fix other banner type bricks when other options fail.

On 003 Kor wii- this strongly suggests the presence of cIOSCORP, it is likely that all game ios are patched, and many games will work with this method. For the game to work, it must restart to the health screen not the main game menu. Post your results.

Method #3 Indiana PWNS

Users who installed Indiana Pwns prior to the 003 brick can recover by autobooting Lego Indiana Jones and loading wadmanager using ios250, then install cIOS70-v6174-v3.6.wad.
Note: This is also true for users who install Yo-Gi-Vah or Yo-Gi-OWNED

Method #4 Nand Reprogramming
Users who have their nand keys or made a bootmii backup prior to their brick can use that nand backup to have their nand reprogrammed. If you do not have your nand keys or a boobtmii nand backup, you can not reprogram your nand. If you have this, you can reprogram the nand yourself but the precess is complex. Bad-Ad84, Deadlyfoez, and streamlinehd can do the job for you, for less than you should do it yourself.

Seems plausible. Where did you get the idea from? I notice that gbatemp have one that requires filling up the NAND.

Well I read this and that, do my best to understand it. Occasionally I have ideas, probably not unique but I try to share them. This is a hypothetical solution, but it makes sense and should be fixable. I imagine there will be issues making some of these apps run, but there should be a solution.

The biggest question, is what is the best solution in step-5. The is the money step, if it works the wii should be fixed, if not the problem may persist or the wii may brick for good.

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Also wiibrew has a cryptic discussion regarding the use of cios70 here.
Lots of smart people over there at wiibrew, wish they would remove the censorship and allow free thinking.

It should be possible to patch ios60 to install to ios70 without using cios70, but I don't know how to do that and have not found one yet.

Not that is matters, as of yet, know one with this issue has reported being able to load an app. But it should be possible, might require a modchip.

i think you need a patched IOS70-v65534
i have a korean wii that was virgin on 4.2K - successfully installed homebrew with the help of xyxero.
- guide can be found here > http://sites.google.com/site/complet...uide/korea-4_2
currently it has been region changed to 4.1E to do so i needed a patched IOS70-65535
which was not made by me so I'm not sure if i can go passing it arround.

next time I'm intouch with the person I'll ask if it's ok for me to post it here
as i dont want to get an arse kicking for doing something i shouldn't

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i have a korean wii with the dreaded error 003. i have drivekey set to autoboot and a retail copy of the ssb ntsc. what files would i need to fix this ? i was thinking if the ssb will boot up i maybe i can use smash stack to load homebrew ? after that what do i have to do ? maybe we can use that patch IOS70-65535 to fix this error ?

@PEYOTE so if you have an patched IOS70-65535 then you unit will be safe to update ? since i understand that this error 003 is caused by an unpatched ISO70?

if this patched ios can help, maybe you can ask the author of the patched ISO70 to help us out ?

i have a korean wii with the dreaded error 003. i have drivekey set to autoboot and a retail copy of the ssb ntsc. what files would i need to fix this ? i was thinking if the ssb will boot up i maybe i can use smash stack to load homebrew ? after that what do i have to do ? maybe we can use that patch IOS70-65535 to fix this error ?

@PEYOTE so if you have an patched IOS70-65535 then you unit will be safe to update ? since i understand that this error 003 is caused by an unpatched ISO70?

if this patched ios can help, maybe you can ask the author of the patched ISO70 to help us out ?

There is a download in the file with apps, and details regarding what needs to be done in this guide.